Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders

Thanksgiving Wall—Helping Kids and Families Appreciate Your Volunteers

The past two years I have started having a “thank you” wall so teachers and volunteers know how much we appreciate them.

Will My Child Ever Be Able to Live Independently?

The parents of children with developmental problems face a question other parents don't have to consider.

The Cheapest Volunteer Appreciation We Ever Did…and Also the Most Meaningful

Something all of us who work in Kids’ Ministry understand is the importance of appreciating our volunteers.

Brainstorming: How to Produce Great Ideas

Let's talk about how you can generate great ideas that will help your ministry move forward.

Feed the Monkey (Learn Books of the Bible)

Memorizing the books of the Bible is not essential to a person’s salvation, but it will help in finding the answers they need when situations arise. Let’s prepare our kids.

S-T-R-E-T-C-H Your Ministry Dollars

Here are a few tips for stretching your ministry dollars in three of the biggest expense areas: curriculum, snacks and crafts.

I Don’t Expect You to Understand Why I Parent the Way I Do

As adoptive and special-needs parents, our style of parenting can be quite different from traditional parents.

New Baby—New Opportunity to Reach a Family

One of the best times to reach parents is when they have a new baby. It's a wake-up call. It causes many parents to begin feeling the weight of giving their child some type of religious training and life foundation.